Welcome to Lawson's Timber
About Us
Lawsons is a family run business situated in the heart of the West Lancashire
countryside and established for more than 60 years. We specialise in reclaimed
timber and we also import new hardwood flooring from sustainable sources throughout the
world. Our team have a wide range of knowledge in the construction industry and many
years or experience in design enabling us to be sympathetic and understanding to each
customer individual needs. The very nature of reclamation demands vision and inspiration
to achieve designs that are being created out of materials that have stood the test of
time and are already hundreds of years old.
WHAT WE DO
We machine reclaimed timber into products such as doors, floors and various items of
furniture. You can view all the different things we sell on our product pages.
Everything we make is bespoke and made to customer's own individual size and
specification. Our joiners are fully City and Guilds qualified and use traditional
methods with the help of modern machinery to reduce time costs to produce high quality
work. Customers can visit the yard whenever they wish to check on progress of their
requirements, as everything is made in house. This is something we try to encourage
customers to do so they have complete piece of mind. We also sell reclaimed and new
Oak beams and also reclaimed Pine beams. The reclaimed Oak and Pine beams need to be
restored and treated before they can be re-used and this is a service we offer to
customers. This involves removing the softand decayed timber from the beams by hand,
then we often shot blast them, then give them final sand and treat them with a
universal insecticide and fungal killer.
OUR STOCK
Because reclaimed materials are unique and individual, it is impossible to list our
stock holding as this can change from day to day. We do however hold a large amount
of beams and flooring, both new and reclaimed. In our sawmill we produce high quality
Oak boards with special antique finishes aimed at the heritage market. Also we now
specialize in stone and slate floors. On top of this we have our own joinery shop
manufacturing doors and different mouldings for skirting and architraves.
Our team consists of fully qualified joiners who have a years of experience with
traditional construction methods to ensure our products are in keeping with the
settings they are going in
PHILOSOPHY
Our aim is to provide high quality products along side excellent customer care, so
our clients can proceed with their projects with the knowledge that our experience
and understanding of the building and renovation industry, will ensure that the job
runs smoothly and without problems.
To recycle materials as much as we possibly can, this is becoming more and more
important as the obvious signs of global warming start to take effect. We wont be
able to save the world, but at least we are doing our bit!
To mix contemporary ideas with old products to create interiors which meet with
today's high standard of living.
HISTORY
Established over 60 years ago, Mr T Lawson senior saw the quality of timber and
various other materials that was starting to be taken out of buildings after the war,
also in the old Lancashire cotton mills that were dis-used or undergoing renovation.
He realised there was a market value in this, mainly due to the quality of the old
timber, and started up what is now a thriving business
NEW IDEAS
We are now designing and making furniture out of our products using the concept of
mixing new materials with old. This gives items a contemporary and sharp look that
will fit into any space. Our philosophy is to use uncomplicated design with traditional
construction methods to achieve functional and user-friendly pieces that have all
been individually manufactured. This is a truly bespoke service that offers clients
to have the chance to own something that has been made from materials that have
already stood the test of time.